Sunday, September 23, 2012

Weekly Genealogy Picks

Highlights from news stories and blog posts I have read in the past week that deal with my overlapping interests in Genealogy, History, Heritage, and Technology.
News
  • BlombergBusinessWeek in an article on Ancestry.com and genealogy research in general claims internet genealogy searches are second only to porn. (hat/tip EOGN)  [The article doesn't provide citations, or indicate how distant of a second place it is.]
Social Networking
Other Weekly Lists
Upcoming holidays - religious and secular, national and international - for the next two weeks

Two Week Calendar
Sept 23 - Holocaust Memorial Day (Lithuania)
Sept 25 - Yom Kippur (Jewish Day of Atonement) - Sept 25 (sunset) to Sept 26 (sunset)
Sept 26 - European Day of Languages
Sept 30 - International Translation Day
Sept 30 - Sukkot (Jewish festival) - Sept 30 (sunset) to Oct 7 (sunset)
Oct 1 - World Habitat Day
Oct 2 - International Day of Non-Violence
Oct 2 - Mehregan (Zoroastrian festival)
Oct 3 - German Unity Day
Oct 4 - World Space Week (Oct 4-10)
Oct 4 - World Animal Day
Oct 5 - World Teacher's Day
Oct 6 - German-American Day
Oct 7 - Shemini Atzeret (Jewish holiday) - Oct 7 (sunset) to Oct 8 (sunset)

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